It’s over a year and a half until the election day that, thanks the the US Constitution, will give us a new president. There will be many hopefuls. And by hopefuls I actually mean wannabes. I have no idea who will end up winning primary elections, but I find the following… hopeful.

Whether you find Barack Obama to your political taste or not, take a few moments and listen to what he has to say.

I will vote for the person I think will do the best job. If that ends up being Barack, he gets my vote. If that ends up being Jeb Bush… I will write in myself. Since technically this is an election where I am allowed to run for president.

But enough about me and my presidential aspirations. Here’s a piece from NPR on Barack’s announcement.